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North Platte lost to Scottsbluff in a shootout Tuesday in the regular season finale in North Platte.
The panel voted 6-2 to recommend the City Council adopt a “substandard and blighted” study for some 17 acres in northwest North Platte already slated for 42 townhomes.
The World-Herald’s 2022 Male Athlete of the Year announced he's transferring from Montana to Nebraska football.
The Nebraska running back room, in flux for seven seasons, remains a bit of a mystery heading into the spring game — except for Emmett Johnson.
A top concern for local election workers throughout the country this year is their own safety. A group formed after the 2020 presidential election is traveling the country helping them prepare for what could lie ahead.
The Supreme Court will consider a straightforward but legally untested question: whether a former president is immune from federal prosecution for official acts.
Clancy Brown scored two goals, and Briley Haneborg scored a goal and had two assists in North Platte's win on Monday.
Elmer Guzman scored two goals as the North Platte boys defeated Hastings 5-3 on Monday in North Platte.
The North Platte Public Schools Board of Education will be meeting for its non-voting session at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at McKinley Education Center.
Dr. Jeff Gold, the priority candidate for president of the University of Nebraska, will be in west central Nebraska as part of a series of public forums on each of NU’s campuses.
Special Olympics Young Athletes is an early childhood program for children with and without disabilities, ages 2-7 years old. Young Athletes introduce basic sport skills like running, kicking and throwing.
County commissioners voted 4-0 Monday to use the remaining $33,700 to insulate the ceiling, install energy-efficient lights and equip a climate-controlled equipment room for the planned Region 51 storage building.
Matt Rhule offers two keys to great third down defense — one of Nebraska's biggest weaknesses for seven seasons.
Harrah's Nebraska will open its doors at 10 a.m. May 13, becoming the first fully completed casino in Nebraska.
Take an inside look at an important offseason for Riley Van Poppel, who wants to make that transition into becoming an "impact player."
The Nebraska Postal Workers Union is wrapping up their state convention in North Platte Saturday afternoon. They are finalizing plans for their national American Postal Workers Union convention.
The Omaha-born group's spring workshop builds on the organization’s emphasis on training young women as leaders, said a trio of state Job’s Daughters officers and two of their adult advisers.
North Platte's D&N Event Center was bustling with children and their parents Saturday as the Guardians of the Children's Flatrock Chapter held their eighth kids' bicycle giveaway as the highlight of their annual Child Abuse & Family Appreciation Day.
Bills signed by Gov. Jim Pillen, among other things, will let peacetime veterans receive emergency county aid and require "Medigap" insurers to offer them to many Medicare recipients under 65.
The Lincoln County Republican Party forum will be April 15 at North Platte's Eagles Club. RA Productions and Lincoln County Cattlemen plan one April 22 at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds.
Where and how to start are often stumbling blocks for farmers and ranchers seeking assistance for mental health issues.
These annual courses will be held at eight sites across Nebraska in late May and early June.
Days are getting warmer, water temperatures are getting higher, you may be starting to think about springtime family outings.
The North Platte boys defeated Omaha Northwest 2-0 on senior night on Friday.
Briley Haneborg scored four goals on senior night as North Platte defeated Omaha Northwest 8-0 on Friday.
Representatives of the United Postal Workers stationed across Nebraska are holding their annual meeting at the Best Western Plus North Platte Inn & Suites.
Nebraskans who keep missing out on school property tax relief will have to act on their own to get it for at least another year after LB 388's death Thursday.
Temperatures will dip below freezing this weekend with snow moving in to parts of the state.
McDonald was recognized as one of Nebraska's top performing elementary schools by the Nebraska Education Profile, part of the Nebraska Department of Education.
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